White Swamphen vs Sakalava Rail

Porphyrio albus so với Zapornia olivieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White Swamphen Sakalava Rail
Tên Khoa Học Porphyrio albus Zapornia olivieri
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Rallidae Rallidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,4 cm (8.0 in)
Khối Lượng 121,5 g (4.29 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White Swamphen only

Sakalava Rail only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

White Swamphen

Endangered

Sakalava Rail

About These Birds

White Swamphen

White Swamphen (Porphyrio albus) is an extinct all-white swamphen formerly endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. Known from specimens collected around 1790 and early drawings; had reduced wings indicating flightlessness or near-flightlessness. Extirpated by hunting after European discovery. Related to Australasian Swamphen.

Sakalava Rail

Sakalava Rail (Zapornia olivieri) is a tiny 14–15 cm crake endemic to western Madagascar. Brown above with rufous and grey tones; pale buff below. Inhabits dense freshwater marshes and rice paddy margins in the Sakalava lowlands. Poorly known and rarely recorded.

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